# If that motherf\*\*\*\*ing PAPERCLIP FROM HELL pops up one more time... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 2, 2003, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-that-motherf-ing-paperclip-from-hell-pops-up-one-more-time/146181 "2003-01-02T10:14:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-that-motherf-ing-paperclip-from-hell-pops-up-one-more-time/146181/41 "2003-01-03T02:33:21Z")
Have you tried going to “Help” then “Hide office assistant”? Although I prefer to just set it to something cute. Some versions of Windows have a dog and cat, among others. Right click on Clippy and go to “choose office assistant.” Then choose. By right clicking on your new assistant and choosing “animate,” it will do all sorts of cool stuff. Very amusing when bored. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-that-motherf-ing-paperclip-from-hell-pops-up-one-more-time/146181/42 "2003-01-03T06:52:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tuckerfan \* > \*\*Somewhere, there’s a hysterical cartoon showing a screenshot of someone typing a suicide note … the “hidden settings” “screenshot” that someone’s done? One of the settings is: “Annoy me with that sodding paperclip!” Priceless, I tells ya! \*\* Perhaps [my site](http://fathom.org/jjtm/dungeon/Compooters.html)? (No I didn’t create them.) ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-that-motherf-ing-paperclip-from-hell-pops-up-one-more-time/146181/43 "2003-01-05T22:38:23Z")
I like Einstein myself. He’s cute. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-that-motherf-ing-paperclip-from-hell-pops-up-one-more-time/146181/44 "2003-01-05T22:56:59Z")
Looks like Clippy is looking for a new job. [http://www.microsoft.com/office/clippy/](http://www.microsoft.com/office/clippy/) ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-that-motherf-ing-paperclip-from-hell-pops-up-one-more-time/146181/45 "2003-01-06T00:59:03Z")
Oh, well then if it’s your “work 'puter” and you’re not allowed to delete clippy, some of the other poster’s suggestions here might be less frustrating than having clippy just “pop up” out of nowhere. If you choose the cat, dog or robot, I think you can set them for “no sound”. I don’t recall right off the top of my head. At any rate, you can put them FAR up in one of the corners, and all they do is have a little light bulb go on over their heads, or stretch or something. I’ve found that the cat is the least annoying re: noise, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Azure\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@Azure\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azure_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-that-motherf-ing-paperclip-from-hell-pops-up-one-more-time/146181/46 "2003-01-06T07:07:23Z")
Look at the flash animations on the link posted by **runner pat** and **Joey G**. It’s all about how Office XP doesn’t have Clippy because people “hate that _bleep_ paperclip”. Selecting Gilbert Gottfried, who has possibly THE most annoying voice on the planet, to voice Clippy is a nice touch. ---
**Author:** ![LiquidChaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@LiquidChaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiquidChaos)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-that-motherf-ing-paperclip-from-hell-pops-up-one-more-time/146181/47 "2003-01-08T20:40:13Z")
this may have been posted before, I don’t really have time to read through all of them, but I saw this clip and thought if this post. Hope you enjoy it [http://www.salmondays.tv/downloads/paper\_clip.mpg](http://www.salmondays.tv/downloads/paper_clip.mpg) _Warning_ Contains vulgar language ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-that-motherf-ing-paperclip-from-hell-pops-up-one-more-time/146181/48 "2003-01-08T23:31:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dragonblink \* > **The easiest way to get rid of him that I’ve found was to ask him “How do I get rid of this fucking paperclip?” He’ll then helpfully tell you how to disable him.** Y’know, that’s literally what I typed in to find out how to get rid of him. It must be one of the standard questions. Christ I loathe those things. Especially the fact that they keep blinking and moving even when not in use. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-that-motherf-ing-paperclip-from-hell-pops-up-one-more-time/146181.md?page=2)